Delta Green cells need storage space for the many artifacts and illegal items which a Psychotic Opera can produce, both as a temporary drop point for equipment and contraband during an op and afterwards as a long-term place to leave behind troublesome items or unused supplies for future ops.

In modern-day America, the ideal situation exists for Delta Green to have cheap, relatively secure sites all over the U.S.: the network of personal-storage businesses that have set up shop nearly everywhere. A given storage unit rented by a Delta Green cell is known as a Green Box.

Green Boxes are set up only as needed. But once set up, they are rented indefinitely. During an op, the active cell will almost always set up a Green Box in the op's city if one does not already exist. If there is one present, the cell should make a point to visit it; it might contain useful information or equipment, or it might contain some mess that another cell left behind which should really be cleaned up.

The security level of Green Boxes varies wildly. Some outdoor storage facilities need only a key to access the front gate and the desired unit. Indoor facilities may have a staffer on hand to admit users, or may have a keypad code that opens a loading door to access the storage units inside. Size also varies, though cells typically get the largest available—usually about an 8'x8' room, sometimes as large as 20'x40'.

When a cell sets up a Green Box, they send a copy of the key and any keypad codes up the chain of command. These are kept by Cell A, who hand them out as they see fit. They also send all relevant paperwork, and Cell A keeps the records on file and makes payments for years in advance.

Future cells on ops in the area should inquire with their contact about the status of any Green Boxes. Keys will be FedExed on request, or are sometimes left in locker locations at airports with combination locks. Often, agents will request the key the minute they touch down, just in case.

What's in a Green Box for a particular city? This, like many particulars in any Call of Cthulhu campaign is up to the Keeper to decide. A mummified body? A 3OOO-year-old Egyptian stone tablet? An M-60 machine gun with four hundred rounds? A two-hundred-pound solid-silver skull? All of the above? Some might be completely empty, while others may be so jam-packed full of debris that access to them is limited. One very typical use for a Green Box is to leave behind items that are difficult or illegal to transport, or that the agents simply have no further use for. These items might include ammunition, cold-weather gear, surveillance equipment, or even motorcycles. Sometimes, the items might be things that DG needs to dispose of quickly; if a cell has to leave town, they might dump something unpleasant at the Green Box to be dealt with by someone else, dispatched by Cell A to clean up the mess. Sometimes cells "forget" to tell Cell A about such contents, usually because it's evidence of a screw-up they're not eager to get called on. Anything that might soon start to smell or leak should always be reported to Cell A, lest the facility's management have to open the unit to investigate.

While there is usually only one Green Box in a given locale, there are sometimes more. This could be due to accidental overlap or sudden need. Some agents maintain secret Green Boxes that only they have access to, usually in the area where they live. Alphonse has many such units, mostly scattered around the northeastern U.S.

An old custom of the Green Boxes is to leave nonperishable food items behind for the next agents who use the facility. Most commonly, a bottle of liquor is left to calm the shattered nerves of agents involved in Psychotic Operas. Cots and kerosene heaters are common as well, just in case agents need a place to hide out for a little while.


Copyright 2000 Dennis Detwiller. Published in arrangement with The Delta Green Partnership. The intellectual property known as "Delta Green" is copyright and trademark The Delta Green Partnership and is used with permission.